VKV Nalbari came into existence with the tireless
and selfless effort of a few well-wishers who have been supporting the
Vidyalaya since the day of its inception. It is located 1.8 km away from
Nalbari Chamata road in the village Sandheli, Tehsil Pokowa. It is amidst paddy
fields making the location scenic. 7 school buses commute the students from
most parts of the greater Nalbari district twice a day. Most of the students
come to the Vidyalaya by school buses as the Vidyalaya is located about 6-7 km
away from the heart of the town.
The district Nalbari is situated between 26°-27°
latitude and 91°-97° longitude. It is bounded by the Darrang and Kamrup
districts in the east, Barpeta district in the west, Bhutan in the north and
the Brahmaputra in the south. There are a number of schools affiliated to
Secondary Education Board of Assam in the greater Nalbari district. A few
people of the district felt the need of a C.B.S.E. affiliated school and
brought Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya to Nalbari in the year 2004. The Vidyalaya
commenced classes in a rented house near a place named I.T Building, Gohainpara
with 45 students in the year 2004. The people of Nalbari welcomed the arrival
of the Vidyalaya that attracted parents to admit their children into it.
The constantly increasing strength made the
Vidyalaya shift in the year 2006 to its own 10-bigha-plot in village Sandheli
donated by late Chittaranjan Patowary, a retired employee of Numaligarh
Refinery and a native of the village. He passed away in September 2009. In the
memory of late Chittaranjan Patowary the residential campus of the Vidyalaya
has been named as Uttam Narayan Gireebala Patowary Campus. The year 2008 saw
the Vidyalaya upgrade up to Senior Secondary Section with Science and
Humanities.
The
parents and the well-wishers have always been the mainstay of the Vidyalaya. They were
involved in the construction of the 1500 feet long boundary wall.
The construction of the wall started in December 2009 with a few parents and
well-wishers voluntarily contributing in cash or kinds. The constant collection
drive of the parents along with the Principal resulted in collection of Rs. 1, 10,000/- within a month.
On 22nd November 2009, the foundation stone was laid. In a parents’ meeting
held on 7th March 2010, more parents were appealed for financial support for
the construction of the boundary wall. With this more parents started
contributing for the same.